Punisher: The Platoon
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
Schedule | Weekly |
Format | Limited series |
Genre | |
Publication date | 2017 |
No. of issues | 6 |
Main character(s) | Punisher |
Creative team | |
Created by | Garth Ennis |
Written by | Garth Ennis |
Artist(s) | Goran Parlov Jordie Bellaire |
Penciller(s) | Goran Parlov |
Inker(s) | Goran Parlov |
Letterer(s) | Rob Steen |
Colorist(s) | Jordie Bellaire |
Editor(s) | Axel Alonso Nicholas Albert 'Nick' Lowe Kathleen Wisneski |
Punisher: The Platoon is a 2017
Development
The series serves as a prequel to Ennis' earlier series Born.
Publication history
The first issue of the series was published with three variants; one with a cover by Andre Brase, another with a Marco Checchetto cover and the final being a "How-to-Draw Variant". The second issue received a variant cover by Scott Hepburn and Ian Herring.
Plot
The series focuses on Frank Castle as a young man during his first tour in Vietnam, with a framing narrative of both American soldiers in Castle's platoon and an NVA General being interviewed in the modern day. As the interview goes on, Frank's mindset emerges as the forerunner of later Punisher way to fight crime; his own men, now older, recognize that. During the tour, Castle antagonizes a young Vietcong girl, who sets out to take revenge on him, almost succeeding.
Reception
The series holds an average rating of 8.4 by sixteen professional critics according to
Prints
Issues
Issue | Title | Cover date | Comic Book Roundup rating | Estimated sales (first month) |
#1 | 1: Crack the Sky and Shake the Earth | December 2017 | 7.8 by six professional critics.[3] | 32,837, ranked 73rd in North America[4] |
#2 | 2: Ma Deuce | December 2017 | 8.5 by one professional critic.[5] | 25,587, ranked 100th in North America[4] |
#3 | 3: The Black Rifles | January 2018 | 8.0 by two professional critics.[6] | 21,441, ranked 106th in North America[7] |
#4 | 4: Absolute Consequences | February 2018 | 9.0 by one professional critic.[8] | 21,103, ranked 101st in North America[9] |
#5 | 5: Deadfall | 7.8 by three professional critics.[10] | 20,480, ranked 108th in North America[11] | |
#6 | 6: Happy Childhoods | 9.5 by three professional critic.[12] | 20,378, ranked 109th in North America[13] |
Collected editions
Title [Tagline] |
Format | Material collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN | Estimated sales (North America) [Trades] |
Rated |
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Punisher: The Platoon | Trade paperback (TPB) | Punisher: The Platoon #1-6 | 136[14] | April 18, 2018 | 978-0-7851-9018-9 | 3,149, ranked 16th in North America[15] | EC[a][16] |
Notes
- ^ Explicit Content
References
- ^ "Punisher The Platoon". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- ^ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/12/10-excellent-comics-that-flew-under-the-radar-in-2017/ https://archive.today/20180121121150/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/12/10-excellent-comics-that-flew-under-the-radar-in-2017/
- ^ "Punisher The Platoon #1". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- ^ The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "Punisher The Platoon #2". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- ^ "Punisher The Platoon #3". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ^ "Punisher The Platoon #4". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ "Punisher The Platoon #5". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ "Punisher The Platoon #6". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ISBN 978-0785190189.
- The Comics Chronicles. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ "Punisher: The Platoon (Trade Paperback) | Comic Books | Comics". Marvel.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
External links
- Punisher MAX: The Platoon at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Punisher Platoon at the Grand Comics Database